Anyone can help protect the Adriatic Sea — no scientific training required. With Crafting the Sea, you can report a sighting of a non-indigenous species directly from the beach or the water: just snap a photo, and the app automatically records the location and date. Multilingual species factsheets help you identify what you’ve spotted, while an interactive map lets you explore observations submitted by others across the region.
Every report you submit feeds directly into ALIENA’s scientific monitoring — helping researchers detect new arrivals earlier, validate forecasting models, and respond faster to protect the Adriatic’s biodiversity. Citizen science turns every beach walk into a contribution to ocean science.
